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[–] will_a113@lemmy.ml 6 points 7 months ago (3 children)

I was under the impression that the number of hurricanes that made landfall had been increasing in recent decades, but the bottom chart suggests it’s about constant. Maybe it’s just the total number of storms then?

[–] will_a113@lemmy.ml 7 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

I came across this, which shows the actual trend line for hurricanes and tropical storms, including those that did not make landfall - https://www.gfdl.noaa.gov/historical-atlantic-hurricane-and-tropical-storm-records/

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